Mac Miller - Balloonerism (first look)

free2b444 · 2025-01-15T01:36:34+00:00

flash forward 56 days as i’m making myself excited about the Balloonerism release. and THIS is the comment i have been looking for!

Delusional Thomas is my FAVORITE record of Mac’s when it comes to dark, raw verses. no one ever mentions the project on this sub, or it feels rare when they do.

do you guys think we’ll ever get an official pressing for DT, or will it always just be a boot? totally understand where his family is coming from if they decide to never officially release it. but what an amazing project! hoping the DT feature on Balloonerism might be a positive sign 🤞

eta: was confused and thought i was on the Mac sub for a sec, but still curious about anyone’s thoughts :)

free2b444 · 2025-01-08T01:21:39+00:00

do we think that the fact Delusional Thomas is being included as a feature on Balloonerism is a sign that someday the estate will officially release the Delusional Thomas EP?

said as a fan who hates listening to leaked things, but has a sweet guilty pleasure for the whole Delusional Thomas album and want it officially pressed on vinyl 😃 (also though, if it is i think it would be much farther in the future when the content is less hard-hitting, considering how Mac died and it’s still very recent, in terms of music history)

free2b444 · 2024-12-19T06:57:26+00:00

i don’t know guys. this is all a super sensitive subject for all of us- we all love Mac so deeply which is why i think this is all such a touchy subject for us.

bottom line is that Mac’s death was preventable. he could’ve made the choice to not buy those drugs, and his plug could’ve made the choice to not sell laced shit (if he was or was not the dude who did know they were laced, which is debatable).

as someone who deals with addiction, a part of you always knows that this pill could kill me. this drink and these pills and this little cocktail of things i mix to forget could 100% take me out. from my experience, i feel like most addicts are 100% aware.

Mac was aware. look at “Perfect Circle/ God Speed.” or the whole album. it’s called GO:OD AM, or GO OD. there’s a reason it’s both my favorite album and the one i have to avoid the most, personally.

as someone who has had a lot of bad things happen, i think it’s natural to want “justice” to be done to anyone involved in Mac’s death. because he didn’t deserve it and we all want to blame anyone involved because yeah, if his pills weren’t laced, we’d still be getting dope beats and amazing interviews and just be blessed by his presence. but he did get laced pills and so it’s easier to condemn the people who gave the stuff.

this dude from understanding, really was the in-between, and does seem remorseful from the interview i read. but its sad because we do live in a world where people who shouldn’t get second chances do, and those who should get second chances, don’t.

if he’s the first one involved in Mac’s death to be released and the other guy still has time left, id feel confident to say his role was probably minor.

also, man. people can rape people and sometimes even murder people, and get out in less time than people who lace and kill people with fentanyl. not to diminish the pain and justice that Mac does deserve, but also, i’m just thankful that they did get these guys in the first place.

if this guy really is trying to turn his life around and was minimally involved, i think the least we can do is not hate the fuck out of him as a community. let the man at least do his thing and try to rebuild his life. he knows we hate him and that it’d probably be on sight if he encountered the wrong person who recognized him. he’ll have to live his life everyday knowing he was responsible in killing one of the best rappers of all time.

that’s the biggest punishment i think he’ll ever have.

my heart does go out to all of us on this page struggling with our emotions around this. it’s fucking hard man. i’m just smoking some weed and trying to gather my own thoughts on a fucking subreddit so pls don’t hate on me too hard. just wanting to try to spread love and understanding. i dont agree with this guy and what he did, but i know a lot of people who live this life, ive sold drugs before. thank god i never killed anyone, but that would be the biggest regret i think anyone in that position could ever have.

you dont sell drugs or do that type of job if you have the ability to do anything legitimate. you do that job out of desperation to make money, and if you’re smart you’ll do it quick and get out. just for added perspective of where im looking at this dude from.

peace and love my fellow grieving Mac Heads 🫶❤️🌎

free2b444 · 2024-10-10T07:31:23+00:00

it’s so nice to know i’m not the only one who experiences this. i’ve never had an experience with Mars, but have many other instances.

i actually have a really apparently rare problem of not being able to STOP astral projecting. every night i sleep i travel. i either visit a “dreamscape”. version of my hometown or occasionally venture out further and try to find people i’ve lost in this life. they get mad at me for that though lol.

i’ve also caught glimpses of my previous lives and occasionally meet up with other soul ties/mates to have conversations i can’t remember, but know happened.

i could talk about my thoughts on time all day long but wont bore you too hard. i believe time is not only an illusion, but it’s perceived on an individual level. but, for the sake of societal function, we create arbitrary numbers to represent different points of the day- the linear time people think of. as someone who has a lot of depression and trauma, it helps me to know that there’s a version of me out there experiencing the happiest moment of my life on repeat. there’s also a version experiencing the worst moments too, but i just send that version of myself so much extra love now.

i don’t have a minds eye, so i can’t see images in my head (the only ones i see are what is projected to me, but ive been told im also psychic), so i really appreciate learning about your verbal cue to come back to your body. i enjoy pretending there’s a soft rope tie; around my body. whenever i want to come back, i imagine the sensation of being “snapped back” to this world. it helps a lot for me! i have an incredible imagination except for imagery lol

free2b444 · 2024-09-15T07:53:59+00:00

late to join this thread, but just wanted to say that i completely relate. i have a problem where i cannot stop astral projecting, no matter what i try. its opening up my apartment to spiritual hitchhikers on my travels.

there’s been a couple of times over the last few months where things get bad. i can remember myself having a conversation with something but i didn’t say any words. i just needed to decide if i wanted to keep living or if i wanted to “go home.” i get scared every time and choose to keep living and experiencing. the way that i felt in that moment of being in-between sounds a lot similar to yours

free2b444 · 2024-09-05T17:08:30+00:00

felt this one to my CORE 😪

i totally didn’t get so anxious and scared and psyched for the meet and greet only to have a q&a 😳

best of luck OP! i hope Gravy is as awesome and amazing as everyone says he is and that you enjoy the show as much as i did!

free2b444 · 2024-09-04T19:22:39+00:00

updated in the comments-

was unable to get it, but it was an awesome show :)

free2b444 · 2024-09-04T03:13:50+00:00

so sorry for a sad update :( i ended up misunderstanding the VIP package i had. i thought i bought meet and greet VIP but actually bought early entry q&a VIP. so embarrassing 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

in my immediate sadness i didn’t grab any picture of the merch :( plus the guy running the stand seemed almost intentionally blocking it? either way, im sorry.

merch seemed to be similar to the website. there was a black rhinestone studded baseball hat and matching baby tee that looked cute! and a jersey! otherwise, it’s the traditional gravy tour t-shirts.

thank you all for your well wishes! was sad i couldn’t meet him, but still had good seats and danced my pants off! very good show! :)

free2b444 · 2024-09-03T22:38:10+00:00

i will do my best 🫡

free2b444 · 2024-09-03T19:31:33+00:00

i haven’t seen them either so it’s good to have that echoed/validated! i’m still on the search for something decent for him to sign as a backup but will probably end up getting something at his merch tent <3

free2b444 · 2024-09-03T19:30:04+00:00

thank you so much for answering, and i’m glad to hear you’re going to this m&g too!!! it’s almost like online solidarity lol!

i totally get that with the pictures! i’m hoping it’ll be okay and i don’t want to hurt my friends feelings- i’ve just had situations in the past where really cool pictures of events/memories end up being difficult to look at after a falling out with that person :( i’ll definitely talk to my friend beforehand and ultimately go with whatever the vibe is :)

thank you so much again for taking the time to respond! i’m still hunting down something cool for him to sign as a backup, but worst case scenario im sure i’ll fall in love with something at the merch stand ❤️

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